Family Methanocorpusculaceae
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Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").
For a detailed description of this taxon see Bergey’s Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria (BMSAB).
Methanocorpusculaceae Zellner et al. 1989, fam. nov.
Type genus: ¤ Methanocorpusculum Zellner et al. 1988.
Etymology: N.L. neut. n. Methanocorpusculum, type genus of the family; suff. -aceae, ending to denote a family; N.L. fem. pl. n. Methanocorpusculaceae, the Methanocorpusculum family.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 30. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1989, 39, 371.
Effective publication: ZELLNER (G.), STACKEBRANDT (E.), MESSNER (P.), TINDALL (B.J.), CONWAY DE MACARIO (E.), KNEIFEL (H.), SLEYTER (U.B.) and WINTER (J.): Methanocorpusculaceae fam. nov., represented by Methanocorpusculum parvum, Methanocorpusculum sinense spec. nov. and Methanocorpusculum bavaricum spec. nov. Arch. Microbiol., 1989, 151, 381-390.
Validation List no. 30 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
